TROY – The International Student Cultural Organization (ISCO) festival will highlight a week of activities aimed at promoting internationalization at Troy University.

The ISCO Festival, which features international cuisine and entertainment by TROY students, is set for 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11 in the Trojan Center Ballrooms.

The festival will kick off the University’s Observance of International Education Week, a nationwide event set for Nov. 14-18 that is designed to showcase the benefits of international exchange and cultural diversity. Troy University serves more than 800 international students.

“The festival is the most diverse and most exotic dinner theater offered in or around Troy,” said Pete Vroom, ISCO’s faculty advisor. “We take you all around the world without leaving your dinner table through a variety of international foods and performances.”

Class 1A

A.L. Johnson 8, at Pickens County 49, Reform

Loachapoka  0, at Brantley 41

Keith  26, at Sweet Water 48

Kinston  20, at Winterboro 34

Notasulga  8, at Geneva County 24, Hartford

McIntosh  0, at Maplesville 47

Pleasant Home 15, at Saint Jude 14, Montgomery Catholic HS Field

Autaugaville 6, at Linden 40, Marengo HS, Dixons Mill

Berry 54, at Addison 39

Gaylesville 8, at Ragland 46

Hackleburg  18, at Lynn 19

Appalachian 14, at Collinsville 21

Gaston 6, at Donoho 28, Anniston

Hubbertville 20, at Shoals Christian 55, Florence

Akron 0, at Cedar Bluff 47

R.A. Hubbard 14, at Marion County 21, Guin

Class 2A

Southern Choctaw 22, at Vincent 21

Houston Academy 6, at Elba 35

Billingsley 8, at Flomaton 41

Goshen 33, at G.W. Long 28, Skipperville

Renowned Alabama writer Winston Groom, author of “Forrest Gump,” will discuss and sign copies of his latest book during an appearance at Troy University on Thursday, Nov. 17.

The event will be held at the Montgomery Campus, inside the Gold Room in Whitley Hall from 7-9 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Groom’s latest work is “Kearny’s March: The Epic Creation of the American West 1846-1848.” The book is an historical account of Gen. Stephen Watt Kearney’s military campaign during the Mexican War. Books will be available for purchase from Capitol Books and News at the event.

A native of Mobile and a graduate of the University of Alabama, Groom gained literary fame with his New York Times-bestseller “Forrest Gump” and its blockbuster film adaptation starring Tom Hanks.

He is the author of fourteen books.